Venezuelan quakes not caused by Alaska's HAARP program

On the night of 24 June 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, including Caracas, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5. The United States Geological Survey attributed the tremors to a shallow trans‑Caribbean fault where the Caribbean and South American plates converge. Social‑media posts claimed the High‑frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska had generated the quakes.

Scientists refuted the allegation. Professor Micael Cecchini of the University of São Paulo explained that HAARP “does not have the capacity to generate tremors” and operates only with high‑frequency radio waves that affect the ionosphere, not the Earth's crust. HAARP officials confirm the facility studies ionospheric physics for communications and navigation and cannot influence tectonic activity or climate. The episode follows a pattern of conspiracy narratives that link HAARP to various natural disasters, which fact‑checkers have repeatedly debunked.